Motion and Design contains stories about how the structure of organisms helps them function in nature, and how scientists and inventors develop and refine the design of devices we use every day. The book is written for 4th and 5th graders.
In this WebQuest, you will explore the world of motion as explained by Newton. You are already familiar with Newton's three laws of motion and you will use that knowledge, and gather more knowledge, to learn more about motion through this quest. This quest should take you about two weeks to complete.
What do you know about the physics of amusement parks? This site features practical information and activities to help you understand this aspect of physics.
Activities
Grade Level: 5th grade Topic: Motion and Design
Interactive Games/Activity
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/balancing_ball.html
In this lesson plan students learn about airflow using a suspended ball in an air stream.
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/physscavn.html
Physics Internet Scavenger Hunt
Books
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/nsrc/11066.html
Motion and Design contains stories about how the structure of organisms helps them function in nature, and how scientists and inventors develop and refine the design of devices we use every day. The book is written for 4th and 5th graders.
Webquests
http://www.scs.unr.edu/~bnowak/myquest/index.html
In this WebQuest, you will explore the world of motion as explained by Newton. You are already familiar with Newton's three laws of motion and you will use that knowledge, and gather more knowledge, to learn more about motion through this quest. This quest should take you about two weeks to complete.
Resources for Teachers
http://www.teachersdomain.org/tdhome.html
Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components — Collections and Courses — that help teachers enhance their students' learning experiences and advance their own teaching skills.
http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/2004/cswink/home.html
The site contains all the information you need to get your class involved in the creative process of designing, building, and testing their own powered vehicle
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classphys.html
Physics Lesson Plansv://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/2004/cswink/hom
Fun sites for kids
http://library.thinkquest.org/2745/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0416
What do you know about the physics of amusement parks? This site features practical information and activities to help you understand this aspect of physics.
http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/physicspuzzle.pdf
Word search for physics
http://www.sciencespot.net/Media/smachwdsearch.pdf
Word search for simple machines
Web cams
Virtual field trips
Video Sources